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EU law-making update #5
EU regulation update time – straight from my EU law tracker. Continue reading
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I joined DIGITALEUROPE
I’m delighted to share that I have joined DIGITALEUROPE as Associate Director for the Single Market and Digital Competitiveness. Continue reading
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Trade and Investment Law Reading Group
I am currently co-organising a reading group at King’s College London that bridges international political economy and international trade and investment law. Continue reading
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Presenting at the ISA 2019
I’m presenting at the upcoming ISA Annual Convention 2019 in Toronto, 27–30 March 2019. Continue reading
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A Gentle Introduction to my PhD Research
This piece provides an accessible summary of my PhD project. Continue reading
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New co-authored strategy paper on trade policy
The Friedrich Ebert Foundation just published a strategy paper on the future of European and German trade policy to which I contributed as a member of its Working Group on Trade Policy. The paper is based on detailed discussions between… Continue reading
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Why Authoritarian Regimes in Africa Commit to Continental Democracy Provisions
In a new draft paper prepared for the 59th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association (ISA) in San Francisco, we examine why authoritarian regimes in Africa formally support and ratify continental provisions aimed at democracy-promotion. Here’s the abstract. Continue reading
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The Role of Plurilateral Agreements in the UK’s Post-Brexit Trade Strategy
A well-received piece on plurilateral trade agreements and their place in Britain’s Brexit strategy. First published on 16 January with the UK Trade Forum. Continue reading
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Navigating the Complexities of Investment Protection in the EU Single Market
Intra-EU bilateral investment treaties (BITs) are an esoteric issue, but the recent controversy over these agreements is likely to affect future negotiations on investment protection. This post explores the Achmea case before the CJEU and the positioning of key actors… Continue reading
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The Spaghetti Bowl: Visualising the Proliferation of Preferential Trade Agreements
The world of preferential trade agreements (PTAs) is rapidly evolving: governments increasingly negotiate on the bilateral and regional level. This activity has created a complex web of PTAs spanning the globe. Economics professor Jagdish Baghwati likened the phenomenon to a “spaghetti bowl” in the… Continue reading
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A very short outline for my PhD
Fabian’s PhD thesis examines how the debates between trade experts in Committees of the World Trade Organization (WTO) shape the interpretation of multilateral trade agreements and, therefore, Member States’ national regulatory autonomy. The project investigates empirically and theoretically how the… Continue reading
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New Article on the Future of Global Trade
The current issue of Nueva Sociedad contains our new article titled “Malestar en el libre comercio: Un nuevo rol para la OMC“, which was jointly written with Clara Weinhardt. A shorter and more pointed version of our argument in English… Continue reading
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Britain’s ambitious trade plans are barely off the drawing board
What can we glean about the government’s plans from its new white paper on trade? Not much, says Fabian Bohnenberger (King’s College London). The paper is frustratingly short on detail and suggests plans are still in their early stages. While the… Continue reading
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Starting my PhD on International Trade Governance
This week I am officially starting my PhD in International Political Economy research at King’s College London. I am really happy that the application process has worked out so well and that I am also part of the 1st cohort… Continue reading
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Inclusive and fair trade, not protectionism, will restore trust in global trade
In our most recent comment in International Politics and Society, Clara Weinhardt and I argue that institutional reform at the WTO level and fair distributional policies on the domestic level are crucial to reduce income inequality and restore trust in… Continue reading
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Fair handeln
In vielen afrikanischen Ländern herrscht Armut, ihre Einwohner sehnen sich nach einem besseren Leben – und flüchten. Schaffen neue Handelsabkommen Abhilfe? Gastbeitrag für das Magazin enkelfähig zusammen mit Clara Weinhardt Seit 15 Jahren verhandelt die Europäische Union mit Ländern in… Continue reading
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German Parliament: Part II
Following up on my recent post on the German Parliament, here is another attempt at visualising the data – I jumped on the recent gif-bandwagon. Continue reading
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A Brief Look at Diversity in the German Parliament
In light of the upcoming German federal elections in September 2017, I take a brief look at the age and gender distribution in the German Parliament – the Bundestag – from its establishment in 1949 to the last general election in 2013. The figure… Continue reading
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Global Trends in Regime Development and Democratisation
I recently worked with a few fascinating datasets that describe the transformation and democratisation of national governments over the last decades. Based on this very comprehensive data, this post discusses important trends in global regime development from 1972 to 2015… Continue reading
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Read my new Article in the Strategic Trade Review
I just received the good news that my research article on the state of export controls for cyber-surveillance technologies was published. Here’s a direct link to my article in the Strategic Trade Review, a peer-reviewed journal that specialises on topics such as… Continue reading
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